Trial dates set for Yuma man accused of killing elderly couple
Skylar Heisey
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Trial dates were set last week for a Yuma man accused of killing an elderly couple in May of last year.
21-year-old Romeo Jay Arellano faces seven felonies, including two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, for the deaths of 82-year-old Manuel Marquez and 79-year-old Patricia Marquez.
His other charges include burglary in the second degree, theft of means of transportation, taking the identity of another person and theft of a credit card.
His trial is set to begin on October 21.